Overview
The Renault Energy engine also known as "E engine" or "E-Type" is an automotive gasoline four-stroke inline four cylinder internal combustion engine, with a sleeved water cooled cast iron block, equipped with 5 crankshaft bearings, an overhead camshaft driven by a toothed timing belt and an aluminum cylinder head with 8 overhead valves. Developed and produced by Renault in the late 1980s, the engine made its first appearance in the Renault 19.
In the late 1980s, the Cléon-Fonte engine still fitted to the R4, Super 5, R9, R11 and Express had become outdated with its lateral camshaft design. Competing brands were building more modern engines with overhead camshafts. The Cléon-Fonte engine had first appeared in 1962 on the Renault 8 and Renault Floride....
engine brand: renault
production years: 1990-1996
engine lifespan: ~200 000
power: 54 – 60
torque: 83 – 88
fuel system: single injection
fuel type: petrol
euro standards: EURO 1/2
timing drive: belt
displacement: 1171
compression ratio: 9.2 – 9.5
turbocharging: no
weight: 118
cylinder bore: 75.8
piston stroke: 64.9
cylinder block: R4
block head: 16v